Joanne Tombrakos

The Glambertinas

If you’re wondering what The Glambertinas are it’s not the name of a new martini or a new automobile. It’s the name given to the group of women who have a thing for Adam Lambert. Some might call it an obsession. They call it a passion. I admit to not watching American Idol. I admit […]

The Girls From Poyda B

I’m old enough to remember when co-ed dorms were considered controversial. There was only one at Rider College when I attended. Poyda was on the far end of campus on the other side of the Lake and past the Fraternity houses. As far away from the mainstream of college life as they could put us. […]

This Is What Reinvention Looks Like

It looks the way change does. It’s messy.It requires determination.It’s never perfect.It means standing in the face of fear.It means taking the risk you might fail.It means knowing not taking the risk is a bigger failure.It means standing in your truth.It means being willing to compromise as long as you keep moving forward.It means believing […]

The First Day Of Spring

March 20, 2010 The Vernal Equinox A day when the length of night and day across the world is nearly equal. A day the sun crosses the trues celestial equator. A celebration of rebirth in nature. A reminder of all that is new and possible. The Universe’s reminder that reinvention never stops. Happy Spring!

Things Take Time

Rebecca Skloot is the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It took ten years of devotion to get the book written and published. Ten years! I heard her speak Wednesday at The NY Society for Ethical Culture. She remarked that during those ten years she would be questioned as to why she was […]

Patience Is A Practice

My cousin used to say that patience was a virtue and neither of us were genetically predisposed to it. It’s true. I come from a long line of impatience I’ve inherited through my mother’s side of the family. Reinvention requires patience. Things can happen much slower than you’d like. Whether you are starting a new […]